This is it! Episode 40 of Flash Past. This week the guys talk about pop culture milestones in the 20th Century.
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Show Notes
In 1901 Kodak introduced the $1 Brownie Camera. Ninety eight years later Americans were living in fear of the Y2K Bug and what could potentially be the fall of modern, technological society. So many things happened in the 20th Century. It didn’t take long for the guys to realize that there just isn’t enough time in a 30 minute show to properly cover these topics. As a result, the guys treated this show as a timeline… with commentary. Will there be an episode for each decade in the coming weeks? Perhaps. Listen to this 40th episode of Flash Past to find out!
Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:
1900′s
1901 – Kodak Introduces $1 Brownie Cameras
1902 – The Teddy Bear Is Introduced
1903 – First Flight at Kitty Hawk and First World Series
1906 – Kellogg’s Starts Selling Corn Flakes and the San Francisco Earthquake
1909 – Plastic Is Invented
1910′s
1910 – Boy Scouts Established in U.S.
1912 – The Titanic Sinks
1913 – Personal Income Tax Introduced in U.S.
1914 – First Traffic Light
1918 – Daylight Saving Time Introduced
1920′s
1920 – Prohibition Begins in the U.S.
1923 – Time Magazine Founded
1924 – First Olympic Winter Games
1926 – Houdini Dies After Being Punched
1927- Babe Ruth Makes Home-Run Record
1928 – First Mickey Mouse Cartoon and bubble gum invented
1930′s
1931 – Empire State Building Completed
1932 – Air Conditioning Invented
1934 – Bonnie and Clyde Killed by Police and Parker Brothers Sells the Game Monopoly
1937 – Golden Gate Bridge Opened
1939 – Helicopter Invented
1940′s
1942 – T-shirt Introduced
1944 – Ballpoint Pens Go On Sale
1946 – Bikinis Introduced
1947 – Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier
1950′s
1951 – Color TV Introduced
1953 – DNA Discovered
1955 – Disneyland Opens and McDonald’s Corp. founded
1956 – T.V. Remote Control Invented
1958 – Hula Hoops Become Popular
1960′s
1960 – Lasers Invented
1962 – Marilyn Monroe Found Dead
1963 – JFK assassinated
1965 – U.S. Sends Troops to Vietnam
1966 – Star Trek T.V. Series Airs
1969 – ARPANET, the Precursor of the Internet, Created
1970′s
1971 – London Bridge Brought to the U.S.
1972 – Pocket Calculators Introduced
1975 – Microsoft Founded
1977 – Elvis Found Dead and Star Wars Movie Released
1980′s
1980 – Ted Turner Establishes CNN
1980 – John Lennon murdered
1981 – Personal Computers (PC) Introduced by IBM
1982 – Michael Jackson Releases Thriller
1984 – PG-13 Movie Rating Created
1985 – Wreck of the Titanic Found
1986 – Challenger explodes
1989 – U.S. President Bush Announces That He Doesn’t Like Broccoli
1990′s
1990 – Hubble Telescope Launched Into Space
1992 – Official End of the Cold War
1997 – Princess Diana Dies in Car Crash
1998 – Viagra on the Market
1999 – Fear of Y2K Bug
Last weeks Trivia Question:
Q: The car company MG’s initials stand for something… what is that something?
A: Morris Garages
Flash Past Trivia Question
Q: In what year was VCR Introduced
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